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Jamie Harney
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-03-04) 4 March 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Plumbridge, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Colchester United
(on loan from West Ham United)
Number 40
Youth career
2010–2012 Maiden City Academy
2012–2014 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– West Ham United 0 (0)
2014–Colchester United (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2012 Northern Ireland U16 5 (1)
2012–2013 Northern Ireland U17 11 (0)
2013–2014 Northern Ireland U19 9 (0)
2014 Northern Ireland U20 2 (0)
2014– Northern Ireland U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamie Harney (born 4 March 1996) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a defender for Colchester United on loan from West Ham United. He was signed by the Hammers from the Northern Irish youth project Maiden City Academy in 2012. He has been capped at every youth level by Northern Ireland. He predominantly plays centre back, but can also play at right back.

Career

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Harney joined Maiden City Academy in Londonderry in August 2010 and spent two years at the academy before signing for West Ham United on July 2012 as a trainee. His contract status then got changed to first-year scholar after impressing in the under 18 squad.[1]

Having already played for them in October in the Essex Senior Cup against Concord Rangers, in November 2014 he joined Colchester United on three-month youth loan following Elliott Hewitt's return to Ipswich Town.[2][3][4]

International career

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In August 2014, Harney was picked as captain after being called up by the Northern Ireland U19's squad for the U19 Milk Cup. He lead the team to victory defeating Canada in the final.

Harney made his Northern Ireland U21 debut in a 4-1 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier in Serbia on 9 September 2014.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jamie Harney". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Colchester swoop for Harney". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Beachboys are spot on after beating Colchester United on penalties in Essex Senior Cup". www.echo-news.co.uk. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Colchester sign West Ham defender Jamie Harney". www.eadt.co.uk. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. ^ "U21s - Squad 2014/15". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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Category:1996 births Category:Living people Category:Association football players Category:Association football defenders Category:West Ham United F.C. players Category:Colchester United F.C. players Category:Northern Ireland youth international footballers Category:Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers Category:People from County Tyrone